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cavia

/ˈkeɪ.vi.ə/

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˈkeɪ.vi.ə/

uncountable · proper noun

A scientific term referring to the type genus of the Caviidae family, which includes guinea pigs.

  • 🇷🇺Научный термин, обозначающий типовой род семейства Caviidae, к которому относятся морские свинки.
  1. Biological genus C1 formal scientific

    A genus of rodents in the family Caviidae, which includes guinea pigs and similar species.

    • Cavia is the type genus for the family Caviidae.
    • The domestic guinea pig belongs to the species Cavia porcellus.
    • Researchers study Cavia species to understand rodent evolution.

    🇷🇺Кавия